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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Scribbledehobbledehoyden: The Magpie's Eye: Page 126

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An exercise, written quickly:

To love is to trustTo trust is to errTo err is to sinTo sin is to be naturalTo be natural is to be simpleTo be simple is to live without complicationTo live without complication is to be freeTo be free is to flyTo fly is to have no ground beneath one's feetTo have no ground beneath one's feet is to be distractedTo be distracted is to be confusedTo be confused is the beginning of wisdomThe beginning of wisdom is to admit one is wrongTo admit one is wrong is unnaturalTo be unnatural is to worship SatanTo worship Satan is to be damnedTo be damned is the common lotThe common lot is to live, love, lose, and dieTo do all these things is perfectly ordinaryTo live an ordinary life is extraordinary, if only to yourselfTo be true to yourself, you must ask questionsIf you're asking questions, the Socratic method is bestDo you see what we mean?

This sort of thing is so easy! Making words say something true is so very hard.